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. >> chris: do you think the media was in the tank for barack obama? >> i think that any time you are running for office you always think that you are being portrayed unfairly, and, you know, we -- of course, on our side believe there is more bias in favor of the other side. i think that, you know, that is a pretty universal -- universally felt opinion. >> chris: what do you think of the campaign that barack obama ran? >> i think, obviously, it was a winning campaign. it worked. >> chris: do you think it was fair? >> no. >> chris: in what way? >> portrayal of my husband. you know, he is an exceptional, wonderful person. >> chris: she's not biased at all! >> i'm not biased! and he really is a selfless person that really, truly cared about the american people. he truly cares about making a difference and helping others. and, for him to be portrayed in a very negative light, in another way, was very hard. he has enormous skill sets in dealing with difficult issues, and i totally believe at this moment if mitt was there in the office, that we would not be
. >> chris: do you think the media was in the tank for barack obama? >> i think that any time you are running for office you always think that you are being portrayed unfairly, and, you know, we -- of course, on our side believe there is more bias in favor of the other side. i think that, you know, that is a pretty universal -- universally felt opinion. >> chris: what do you think of the campaign that barack obama ran? >> i think, obviously, it was a winning campaign. it...
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simple question: what do you think of barack obama as president? >> well, i think he's been -- he's a very effective campaigner and is continuing to campaign. i'll tell you went thing, though, i have been encouraged that a couple of days ago, three or four days ago, he had dinner with 12 republican senators, i believe and had lunch with paul ryan. now, whether that is a gimmick or sincere, i hope it is sincere, because, if he does pivot towards trying to reconcile and find common ground and share in the credit and not have everything be about political victories, it is possible that we could begin to solve some of these problems and my hope and prayer is that i have been wrong, and that he changing direction. i hope that is the case. >> chris: early on, in the 2008-2012 cycle you took yourself out of the possibility of running for president. but, this time, your answer is, i'm not saying yes, it is just that i'm not saying no. so, my question is, are you leaving the door open, because it will get you more attention for your views which i have to sa
simple question: what do you think of barack obama as president? >> well, i think he's been -- he's a very effective campaigner and is continuing to campaign. i'll tell you went thing, though, i have been encouraged that a couple of days ago, three or four days ago, he had dinner with 12 republican senators, i believe and had lunch with paul ryan. now, whether that is a gimmick or sincere, i hope it is sincere, because, if he does pivot towards trying to reconcile and find common ground...
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president obama says he believes the nation is going through the same evolution in its thinking that he did over the past couple of years. >>> a san jose federal judge today cut about $450 million from the $1 billion that a jury awarded apple in its patent fight with samsung. the judge called some of the damages improper and excessive and ordered a new trial for claims against more than a dozen samsung devices. the judge did let stand almost $600 million in damages for the jury's findings that samsung infringed patents in some of its other products, including the galaxy smartphones and tablets. apple hasn't commented. samsung says it's pleased with the judge's decision. >>> results of a just-released state investigation claim negligence at an adult care home in concord contributed to the death of an 86-year-old resident. the state department of social services found julia's home was not supervising patients and did not have a working alarm on the front door, as required by law. last september, 86-year-old yolanda membraneo who suffered from dementia, walked out the front door of the
president obama says he believes the nation is going through the same evolution in its thinking that he did over the past couple of years. >>> a san jose federal judge today cut about $450 million from the $1 billion that a jury awarded apple in its patent fight with samsung. the judge called some of the damages improper and excessive and ordered a new trial for claims against more than a dozen samsung devices. the judge did let stand almost $600 million in damages for the jury's...
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president obama signed an order authorizing federal departments to slash $85 billion through september 30, the end of the federal fiscal year. in the weekly address this, mork the president accused -- this morning, the president accused republicans of hurting the middle class by rejecting the proposal to close tax loopholes for the wealthy. >> it is happening because republicans in congress chose this outcome over closing a single tax loophole that helps reduce the budget. >> president obama says the sequester jeopardizes the national security and the wages and hours of border control and flight delays could be cut and flays up to 90 minutes at major airports because of fewer air traffic controllers. >> the president must stop using this debate as an excuse to raise taxes and start seizing this opportunity to cut spending. >> republican congresswoman from washington state, cathy mcmorris-rogers gave the g.o.p. response. she says while the democrat- controlled senate failed to pass any replacement plan, the republican-led house tried twice to replace the sequester with responsible cuts
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and does want a phone call from president barack obama. they should focus on its citizens and not on celebrity sporting events. >>> they want to help cell phone users change sporting events. they should be able to unlock them and use them on the network of their choice. right now people who use them are facing criminal prosecution. >>> a program is extending its reach from landlines to cell phones. eligible people will not have to pay for cell phones. coming up at 4:45 we will tell you who qualifies for this brief service. >>> i want to know, it is relatively quiet this morning. >> things will change but right now we have off to a good start and we have been hearing rosemary say the commute could be a little bit wet and right now traffic is moving along nicely as you drive through. also this morning, we are looking at the commute at the bay bridge toll plaza and live traffic here before you get to the bridge and that's all. if you are driving this morning out to 280 and san jose that looks good as well. we are not doing a lot when it comes
and does want a phone call from president barack obama. they should focus on its citizens and not on celebrity sporting events. >>> they want to help cell phone users change sporting events. they should be able to unlock them and use them on the network of their choice. right now people who use them are facing criminal prosecution. >>> a program is extending its reach from landlines to cell phones. eligible people will not have to pay for cell phones. coming up at 4:45 we will...
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and president obama is not bluffing. he is not bluffing. >> israeli prime minister appeared by a video link and said the u.s. threat is necessary to keep iran from developing nuclear weapons. >>> president obama announced three major appointments to his cabinet. burwell currently chairs wal- mart charitable foundation. the president tapped gin amc carthy. >>> a chase ends in a cash. >> also parking in one part of san francisco just got more expensive. >>> back here in 10 minutes tracking rain, you are going to need an umbrella and it will have an impact on the commute. back here in 10 minutes. >> we don't get a lot of that. so that does spark a little bit of interest. >> and what police found at a north bay coffee shop that put it at the center of a hate crime investigation. >>> new video tonight of a crash in oakland following a police chase. this is the crash scene at keller avenue and mountain boulevard. the chase began around 8:40 on 98 avenue. initial reports indicate that police believe the driver was armed and sel
and president obama is not bluffing. he is not bluffing. >> israeli prime minister appeared by a video link and said the u.s. threat is necessary to keep iran from developing nuclear weapons. >>> president obama announced three major appointments to his cabinet. burwell currently chairs wal- mart charitable foundation. the president tapped gin amc carthy. >>> a chase ends in a cash. >> also parking in one part of san francisco just got more expensive. >>>...
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. >>> president barack obama is going to wal-mart to help fill his cabinet. he has tapped his next budget chief and she served at the office of management and clinton administration and was chief of staff to former treasury chief of staff robert rubin and she apparently runs the wal-mart foundation. >> cilia knows -- civvy -- this woman knows the budget and she knows about the true economic growth in this country and that's a strong middle-class. >> reporter: she was one of three nominees and president barack obama nominated the next secretary and gina mccarthy to lead the environmental protection agency. >>> they will preserve open land around san jose. an agreement has been approved for the peninsular open space trust. the deal will double the amount of protected land for wildlife and public recreation for years to come and the land will be managed by the santa clara county parks' department. >>> cold and mostly cloudy around the bay area, i do expect we'll see some sunshine but for some of us it will take longer than for others. a look at that bay and the
. >>> president barack obama is going to wal-mart to help fill his cabinet. he has tapped his next budget chief and she served at the office of management and clinton administration and was chief of staff to former treasury chief of staff robert rubin and she apparently runs the wal-mart foundation. >> cilia knows -- civvy -- this woman knows the budget and she knows about the true economic growth in this country and that's a strong middle-class. >> reporter: she was one of...
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now, the obama administration warned the cuts would make wait times at the airport even longer. ktvu consumer editor went to san francisco airport to gauge the impact. tom. >> some people are saying that the obama administration really is overstating these aviation cuts. >> the secretary of homeland security says she heard reports of warnings screaming delays at lax and chicago o'hare, but that was news to passengers who we met who came into sfo from chicago just after non. >> i travel almost every week for work and there really wasn't a big issue this morning. >> here at southwest's always busy oakland terminal, no one from southern california told us they had any tsa delays at all from any airport, but it's fare to expect problems as soon as budget cuts. >> we will see these effects cascade over the next week. >> we've been in conversations with all three of the federal agencies, faa, tsa and customs and border protection. >> sfo expects not just federal employee layoffs but reduced overtime for remaining workers and hiring freeze that would prevent replacement of those who qu
now, the obama administration warned the cuts would make wait times at the airport even longer. ktvu consumer editor went to san francisco airport to gauge the impact. tom. >> some people are saying that the obama administration really is overstating these aviation cuts. >> the secretary of homeland security says she heard reports of warnings screaming delays at lax and chicago o'hare, but that was news to passengers who we met who came into sfo from chicago just after non. >>...
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but does want a phone call from president obama. north korea should focus on the well being of citizens not celebrity sporting events. >> many 49er fans could see this one coming a mile away. 49ers are reportedly getting ready to release the team's trouble kicker. that release is expected to come before the start of free agency. had a record setting 2011 season. got off to a strong start in 2012 but mostly downhill from there. struggled most of the season. he did suffer a pelvis injury. many analysts believe the kicker lost his confidence. >>> a new study confirms bay area drivers have one of the worst commutes in the entire country. brian flores is in lafayette to tell us about the mega commuters and how long they spend on the road. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we all know traffic in the bay area is certainly bad wherever it is. we're high above highway 24 and as predicted on most mornings, traffic is starting to get a little bit busy here. some of these people are commuters in walnut creek. but some are considered mega
but does want a phone call from president obama. north korea should focus on the well being of citizens not celebrity sporting events. >> many 49er fans could see this one coming a mile away. 49ers are reportedly getting ready to release the team's trouble kicker. that release is expected to come before the start of free agency. had a record setting 2011 season. got off to a strong start in 2012 but mostly downhill from there. struggled most of the season. he did suffer a pelvis injury....
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the senate agreed to approve president obama's pick. his nomination will now move to the full senate no date has been set yet though for that vote on his confirmation. >>> the tsa is lifting its ban of small pocket knives and equipment. pocket knives with blades shorter than six centimeters will be allowed. the changes take effect april 25th and are being made to conform with international rules. >>> the hayward city council could make a decision tonight that will affect drivers on some of the city's busiest streets. the council is set to decide on whether to pull the plug on red light cameras. they were installed five years ago at several intersections known to have a large number of traffic accidents. critics of the red light cameras include the police department. they say the lights are expensive and also say there's little evidence proving the cameras reduce crashes. >>> patients and mental health experts spoke on capitol hill discussing ways to improve the country's mental health system. lawmakers held a special forum as an effort
the senate agreed to approve president obama's pick. his nomination will now move to the full senate no date has been set yet though for that vote on his confirmation. >>> the tsa is lifting its ban of small pocket knives and equipment. pocket knives with blades shorter than six centimeters will be allowed. the changes take effect april 25th and are being made to conform with international rules. >>> the hayward city council could make a decision tonight that will affect...
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. >>> president obama said today that actually he laid into republican lawmakers a day after he signed into law the massive across the board budget cuts known as the sequester. >> it's happening because congress chose this outcome over a fix on how to cut the deficit. >> president obama wants to close the fiscal gap with what he calls a balanced approach of spending cuts and tax hikes. republicans, however, say they will not concede again on taxes after giving in during negotiations over the fiscal cliff at the new year. after a meeting with the president about the sequester, nancy pelosi was back in san francisco addressing the coalition of black women. we spoke to the congresswoman about the impact of those cuts on bay area families. >> talking about the sequester, what does that word mean? >> reporter: at a fundraiser for the san francisco national coalition of 100 black women, house minority leader nancy pelosi talked about the importance of strong women and what it will take to bolster mothers and children. she says the sequester, billions of dollars in cuts now in effect, will de
. >>> president obama said today that actually he laid into republican lawmakers a day after he signed into law the massive across the board budget cuts known as the sequester. >> it's happening because congress chose this outcome over a fix on how to cut the deficit. >> president obama wants to close the fiscal gap with what he calls a balanced approach of spending cuts and tax hikes. republicans, however, say they will not concede again on taxes after giving in during...
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golf trips until the white house tours resume. >>> president obama is expected to nominate the head of the justice department civil rights division as his next labor secretary. analysts say the announcement could come as soon as tomorrow. thomas perez has led the civil rights division since dyne and previously served as labor secretary. if confirmed he would replace hill da who resigned in january. >>> hundreds of gay right supporters held a kiss in this weekend at a sacramento area mall. >> everyone is equal. it doesn't matter who you are. >> participates said they are showing their support for a gay couple who was asked to leave the mall after sharing a kiss. mall officials defended the security guard who asked the couple to leave but they have since apologized. >> westfield has again made efforts to correct the action but i hope everyone person that heard the story will stand up and fight for equality. >> mall officials say employees will under go sensitivity training and say all groups should feel welcome at the roseville galleria. >>> financial professionals are encouraging sam
golf trips until the white house tours resume. >>> president obama is expected to nominate the head of the justice department civil rights division as his next labor secretary. analysts say the announcement could come as soon as tomorrow. thomas perez has led the civil rights division since dyne and previously served as labor secretary. if confirmed he would replace hill da who resigned in january. >>> hundreds of gay right supporters held a kiss in this weekend at a...
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the obama administration responded by saying the u.s. is fully capable of defending itself. >> i don't think the regime wants to commit suicide but that as they must surely know that would be the result of any attack on the united states. >> reporter: the united nations security council approved the new sanctions today with the backing of north korea's main ally china. yang responded by ending a nonaggression pack with south korea. >>> the dow jones pushed higher today accomplishing a new record for a third consecutive day. the dow ended up 33 points, there's growing optimism about hiring. and stock in oakland's pandora media saw shares jump 19% in afterhours trading. pandora's ceo made an announce. joe kennedy said he is stepping down when a replacement is found. >>> i'll be tracking rain over the next 24 hours. >>> in 90 seconds, homeless at a south bay encampment have hours to clear out. we're asking how police are going to try to prevent any trouble. >> talk about brazen, what we're learning about the stunning drug bust at a bay area
the obama administration responded by saying the u.s. is fully capable of defending itself. >> i don't think the regime wants to commit suicide but that as they must surely know that would be the result of any attack on the united states. >> reporter: the united nations security council approved the new sanctions today with the backing of north korea's main ally china. yang responded by ending a nonaggression pack with south korea. >>> the dow jones pushed higher today...
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the white house says president obama does not have the authority to use a drone to kill a u.s. citizen on american soil if the citizen is not engaged in combat. the administration says attorney general eric holder made the assertion in a letter to republican senator ran paul of kentucky. senator paul had held up the nomination because of the debate over drones. >>> the last of the 150 cardinals who will vote on the new pope. the cardinals continue to gather for meetings ahead of their deliberations. thrárs no word on when they will begin -- there's no word on when they will begin the conclave. >>> lorraine balis died at glenwood gardens. a nurse called 911 when bailiff collapsed in a dining room. refused the first responders pleas to begin cpr. >>> santa rosa police pulled over for a vehicle code. when the vehicle searched the car he found mail stolen from several homes on candle hill drive. they also found drug paraphernalia inside and a window punched device usually used by thieves to break car windows. >>> a lottery ticket worth $75,000 was purchased in the walnut creek. th
the white house says president obama does not have the authority to use a drone to kill a u.s. citizen on american soil if the citizen is not engaged in combat. the administration says attorney general eric holder made the assertion in a letter to republican senator ran paul of kentucky. senator paul had held up the nomination because of the debate over drones. >>> the last of the 150 cardinals who will vote on the new pope. the cardinals continue to gather for meetings ahead of their...
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. >>> president barack obama is expected to nominate sylvia buehrel in a little over an hour from now. she served during the time and right now she is running the wal-mart foundation. she was responsible for several budget plans which led to a surplus in the '90s. she could bring diversity to the second term capital. >>> people are bringing up a homeless tent near the hand sows homeless calm am. more than 100 people are here. >> reporter: this has really turned into attend city and campground of sorts. you can see under the trees a cluster of tents and that's the no the only one like it. just to give you an idea where we are, we are near the san jose airport which is just across the street where you can see the red lights. some later today, city workers plan to come to this encampment to come here and move out, they are tearing down trees degree and -- debris and tearing down structures and it has grown quickly in a couple of weeks nothing can be done and it is becoming an eyesore and they worry about the sanitary ten conditions. in the past clean up costs $20,000 a day and this clean
. >>> president barack obama is expected to nominate sylvia buehrel in a little over an hour from now. she served during the time and right now she is running the wal-mart foundation. she was responsible for several budget plans which led to a surplus in the '90s. she could bring diversity to the second term capital. >>> people are bringing up a homeless tent near the hand sows homeless calm am. more than 100 people are here. >> reporter: this has really turned into...
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. >>> president obama breaks bread with republicans tonight. what they discuss, and who picked up the tab. >> he did it in new york and los angeles, but can bill bratton reduce violent crime here in oakland? we'll have a live report. [ male announcer ] with citibank it's easy for jay to deposit checks from anywhere. [ wind howling ] easier than actually going to the bank. mobile check deposit. easier banking. standard at citibank. this march, we're kicking things off with the low fat oven roasted chicken $3 six-inch select. it's available all month long as one of our march featured values, the newest way to enjoy subway every day! subway. eat fresh. the newest way to enjoy subway every day! mary gshe also has asthma. so she sees her allergist who has a receptionist susan, who sees that she's due for a mammogram. mary has one that day. that's when she finds out she has a tumor. she has a successful surgery and because her health provider has an amazing connected system, she has her life. i don't know what you have but i have kaiser permanente. k
. >>> president obama breaks bread with republicans tonight. what they discuss, and who picked up the tab. >> he did it in new york and los angeles, but can bill bratton reduce violent crime here in oakland? we'll have a live report. [ male announcer ] with citibank it's easy for jay to deposit checks from anywhere. [ wind howling ] easier than actually going to the bank. mobile check deposit. easier banking. standard at citibank. this march, we're kicking things off with the low...
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. >>> former presidential candidate mitt romney criticized president obama for the first time since the campaign. he said he regets not being in the white house especially because of the sequester cuts. >> i still care and i still believe that there are principles that we need to stand for. i look at what's happening right now. i wish i were there. it kills me not to be there, not to be in the white house doing what needs to be done. >> romney said mr. obama is more interested in showing pain over the cuts than finding compromise and he even compared him to the roman dictator nero who fiddled as rome burned. the former governor called the sequester a golden opportunity to fix the budget. >> i see this as this huge opportunity and it's being squandered by politics, by people who are more interested in a political victory than they are in doing what's right for the country. it's very frustrating, i have to tell you. >> romney compared the presidential campaign to a roller coaster and said he's glad it's over. his wife called losing a crushing disappointment. >>> a former state senator has
. >>> former presidential candidate mitt romney criticized president obama for the first time since the campaign. he said he regets not being in the white house especially because of the sequester cuts. >> i still care and i still believe that there are principles that we need to stand for. i look at what's happening right now. i wish i were there. it kills me not to be there, not to be in the white house doing what needs to be done. >> romney said mr. obama is more...
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. >>> president barack obama is calling paul ryan to the white house and they have a together state tores just a few blocks from the white house. john mccain was one of those invited and said it was fine. according to the white house, john mccain paid for his own dinner out of his own pocket. >>> we will talk about it later on and it may affect traffic as well, sal, what is it looking like out there? >> you are absolutely right, it look good now as we are watching people head to the hp pavilion for the memorial. it will remain there and the truck is loaded down with pet food and the chp says it appears the driver fell asleep and the truck went 40 feet down the embankment. 4:38 this is a look at traffic as we look to the macarthur, the bay bridge toll plaza is nice and it is a nice looking drive so far. 280 traffic is off to a good start. >>> most of the bay area is starting out on the dry side. it is just outside the bay area to the south and our next system is offshore at closer inspection, they are moving on, this is the bulk of the rainfall that will be moving onto the region. as far a
. >>> president barack obama is calling paul ryan to the white house and they have a together state tores just a few blocks from the white house. john mccain was one of those invited and said it was fine. according to the white house, john mccain paid for his own dinner out of his own pocket. >>> we will talk about it later on and it may affect traffic as well, sal, what is it looking like out there? >> you are absolutely right, it look good now as we are watching people...
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all beginning to feel the pain of those forced budget cuts and how this is affecting president barack obama's pole numbers... >> everybody is talking about the stolen yacht and what happened with it
all beginning to feel the pain of those forced budget cuts and how this is affecting president barack obama's pole numbers... >> everybody is talking about the stolen yacht and what happened with it
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she is also credited with encouraging first lady michelle obama to plant an organic garden at the white house. waters says she is moved by the outpouring of support following the fire. >> it deeply touches me. i care about this neighborhood. >> reporter: now there's a fire back in 1982 and after that they installed a sprinkler system. well it kicked in during the fire last night. and firefighters say that likely saved this building from total destruction. >>> a san jose man accused of a rental scam agreed to a deal. james troy wilson looked for foreclosures, he broke the lock and rended them without the knowledge of the owners. he's said to be sentenced next month and is facing one year in jail. >>> another state agency is admitting it mishandled funds. the department of fish and wildlife says a land leasing program failed to report $1.7 million last year. an audit show that is was used not for land but for department bills and gift cards. >> our department is stretched thin and they don't always have the resources they need for the jobs. it's reasonable to think that this was a way to
she is also credited with encouraging first lady michelle obama to plant an organic garden at the white house. waters says she is moved by the outpouring of support following the fire. >> it deeply touches me. i care about this neighborhood. >> reporter: now there's a fire back in 1982 and after that they installed a sprinkler system. well it kicked in during the fire last night. and firefighters say that likely saved this building from total destruction. >>> a san jose man...
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president obama is nominating sylvia matthews birdwell as his new budget director. we're looking at the live pictures now. you see the podium and crowd gathered waiting for the announcement. burrwell served during the clinton administration and right now she runs the wal-mart foundation. this is burr wellhead. her supports say she was responsibility for a series of budget plans that throat surplus. also saithe o she -- she say she bring diversity to the cabinet. >>> it is 7:18. the chair of san francisco's republican party has been elected the first female vice chair of the states gop. party members cast their ballots over the weekend. at the state gop's spring convention in sacramento. it'll be to the muslim region. it accused her of sympathize. not a muslim. party leads have denounced remark. a big name california republican may be getting ready to run for governor. tells the chronical he is seriously considering running against now he says he could bring new republican message to the state. he was one of the highest ranking republican latino in california history
president obama is nominating sylvia matthews birdwell as his new budget director. we're looking at the live pictures now. you see the podium and crowd gathered waiting for the announcement. burrwell served during the clinton administration and right now she runs the wal-mart foundation. this is burr wellhead. her supports say she was responsibility for a series of budget plans that throat surplus. also saithe o she -- she say she bring diversity to the cabinet. >>> it is 7:18. the...
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that's well above the national average for 2012, of 8.1%. >>> president obama today explained why his administration filed a brief, asking the supreme court to strike down california's proposition 8. >> the supreme court asks me, or my attorney general general, do we think that meets constitutional muster? i felt it was important for us to answer that question honestly. and the answer is no. >> the president said the brief did not call for making same- sex marriage legal nationwide, but was limited to california's ban on same-sex marriage, because that's what the supreme court asked about. >>> police are investigating the owner of four sonoma county businesses that allegedly doubled as illegal gambling dens. investigators say they are consulting the da's office on whether or not to bring charges against 56-year-old andrew lee of roanoke park. the inquiry was prompted by several nuisance complaints surrounding one of lee's computer and video game businesses. investigators found computers at all four businesses that appeared to be used primarily for playing card games and slots. four em
that's well above the national average for 2012, of 8.1%. >>> president obama today explained why his administration filed a brief, asking the supreme court to strike down california's proposition 8. >> the supreme court asks me, or my attorney general general, do we think that meets constitutional muster? i felt it was important for us to answer that question honestly. and the answer is no. >> the president said the brief did not call for making same- sex marriage legal...
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. >> in his weekly address, president obama hailed the unemployment rate and ensure the economy keeps improving. >> our businesses have created jobs every month for three years straight. nearly 6.4 million new jobs in all. our manufactures are bringing jobs back to america. our stock market has rebounded. new homes are being built and sold at a faster pace. we need to do everything we can to keep that momentum going. >> the jobless rate of 7.7% is the lowest in five years. next week, the senate will take up the budget bill just passed by the house. it funds the government through september and keeps those sequester cuts. >>> now to our continuing coverage of the selection of the new pope. vatican officials were busy today that is set to start next week. workers installed the chimney atop the sistine chapel, for which the puff of white or black smoke will appear, signifying whether a new pope will be elected. also today, the call of cardinals, including the priest sex abuse scandal. in venezuela this morning, the morning continues for the late president, hugo chavez as people wait in l
. >> in his weekly address, president obama hailed the unemployment rate and ensure the economy keeps improving. >> our businesses have created jobs every month for three years straight. nearly 6.4 million new jobs in all. our manufactures are bringing jobs back to america. our stock market has rebounded. new homes are being built and sold at a faster pace. we need to do everything we can to keep that momentum going. >> the jobless rate of 7.7% is the lowest in five years....
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mitt romney said obama is more interested in showing pain over the cuts than finding a compromise. he compared him to nero a who fiddled as rome burned and he also said it is a great opportunity to fix the budget. >> he does the deals, does the trades and i don't see that kind of leadership. >> now even though mitt romney sees this, he is glad it is over. >> casey anthony is due back in a federal court, a judge told her to appear in court for federal bankruptcy. in july of 2011, casey anthony was found not guilty in the death of her two-year-old caylee anthony. >>> they found two horses wandering on and off ramp and they saw them 2 amount m -- 2:00 a.m. and they stopped to help them and they were picked up by animal services. >> we were close to the horses and swerve to the other lane, got out and escorted the horses off the ramp with the sheriff's office and the highway patrol behind us. >> officials still don't know who own the horses or how they got on to the freeway. >> an announcement is expected today to preserve open land and the resident choir. he took his 5700 piece of pro
mitt romney said obama is more interested in showing pain over the cuts than finding a compromise. he compared him to nero a who fiddled as rome burned and he also said it is a great opportunity to fix the budget. >> he does the deals, does the trades and i don't see that kind of leadership. >> now even though mitt romney sees this, he is glad it is over. >> casey anthony is due back in a federal court, a judge told her to appear in court for federal bankruptcy. in july of...
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. >>> a day after signing the sequester spending cuts into effect, president obama today used his weekly address to blame the billions in cuts on republicans. >> it's happening because republicg a single wasteful tax loophole that help reduce the deficit. >> the president has sought to cut deficit by closing tax loophole and raising revenues. republicans have refused to budge on any tax increases saying that they made their last concessions over negotiation over the pick ital cliff. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi is back in the bay area after washington's high stakes drama over sequesterace. sequestration. lorraine blanco. >> yesterday we met with the president to talk about the sequester, and what does that mean? what does that word mean? it means unemployment and it means worse for women. >> reporter: at a fundraiser for the san francisco national coalition of 100 black women, house minority leadership nancy pelosi talked about the importance of strong women and what it will take to bolster mother and childrenment she says the sequester, billions of dollars of cuts will devasta
. >>> a day after signing the sequester spending cuts into effect, president obama today used his weekly address to blame the billions in cuts on republicans. >> it's happening because republicg a single wasteful tax loophole that help reduce the deficit. >> the president has sought to cut deficit by closing tax loophole and raising revenues. republicans have refused to budge on any tax increases saying that they made their last concessions over negotiation over the pick...
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according to the white house, president barack obama paid for the dinner out of his own pocket. >>> sal, what is going on at milpitas? >>> westbound 237 as you drive through you will see some slowing and so far anyway we have conditions which are not quite as busy except for one key spot and you can see the bay bridge toll plaza, it is lighter than normally and we have about a backup delay. if you look at 880, we had a minor crash and you can see traffic is very busy but even then, if this was a heavier day, traffic might be backed all the way into panola making it slower in richmond. let's go to mark tamayo. >>> we don't have rain showers but that will be changing, we have overcast skies and a look at storm tracker 2 there is rain in the north pacific and you will notice with the live doppler sweeps, it will become a lot tighter and rain showers in forest noel and this -- forest knolls and over the next hour i suspect there will be an increase especially in that part of the region. still it is cold, 30s and 40s, in santa rosa 36 degrees and san jose is starting out at 41 degrees. the s
according to the white house, president barack obama paid for the dinner out of his own pocket. >>> sal, what is going on at milpitas? >>> westbound 237 as you drive through you will see some slowing and so far anyway we have conditions which are not quite as busy except for one key spot and you can see the bay bridge toll plaza, it is lighter than normally and we have about a backup delay. if you look at 880, we had a minor crash and you can see traffic is very busy but even...
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. >> in his weekly address president obama hailed the drop many unemployment rate and says washington should ensure that the economy keeps improving. >> our businesses have created jobs every month for three years straight. nearly 6.4 million new job in all. our manufacturers are bringing jobs back to america, our stock market as rebound. new homes are being built and sold at a faster pace and we need to do everything that we can to keep that momentum going. >> the jobless rate of 7.7% is the lowest in five years. next week the senate will take up the budget bill just passed by the house. it funds the government through september, and keeps the sequester cut in place. >>> tourists in washington and would-be tourist across the country are angry they can no longer tour the white house. >> the white house is our house! >> 6th gradered in iowa posted a protest on facebook receiving thousand of "likes." in spite of e-mail and a phone message on the white house line, tourists in d.c. were surprised and disappointed. >> for him to just turn 8 and he had it on his bucket list and on that buck
. >> in his weekly address president obama hailed the drop many unemployment rate and says washington should ensure that the economy keeps improving. >> our businesses have created jobs every month for three years straight. nearly 6.4 million new job in all. our manufacturers are bringing jobs back to america, our stock market as rebound. new homes are being built and sold at a faster pace and we need to do everything that we can to keep that momentum going. >> the jobless...
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romney said president obama is more interested in showing pain over the cuts than showing compromise and he even compared him to the roman leader fidle who watched rome burn. >> look at what's happening right now. i wish i were there. it kills me not to be there. not to be in the white house doing what needs to be done. >> his wife anne said losing was a crushing disappointment for the country. >>> california republican party delegates voted overwhelmingly today to elect jim brulty as the state's party chairman. the southern california republican says he intends to revive the party's interest in the state. there was an historic election for the number two position. >>> republican delegates cast their votes. >> reporter: because of her religion her loyalty is to the muslim religion. she is not republican. dhillon is not muslim but rather sikh. >> you're going to have a few crazy people and biggots and our party is no different. >> i can't believe this is what we've been spending our time wasting around doing. in the meantime we have a 2/3 super majority of the democrats in the state c
romney said president obama is more interested in showing pain over the cuts than showing compromise and he even compared him to the roman leader fidle who watched rome burn. >> look at what's happening right now. i wish i were there. it kills me not to be there. not to be in the white house doing what needs to be done. >> his wife anne said losing was a crushing disappointment for the country. >>> california republican party delegates voted overwhelmingly today to elect...
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. >>> president barack obama has been held for ryan at the house today. now this follows the dinner last night at the jefferson hotel just a few blocks from the white house. according to the white house, the president paid with his own money. >>> the control towers at 5 small areas are closed in napa, san carlos and they plan to announce a finalist and the towers will be closed in early april. >>> time now 5:38, sal is back, what is happening on the east bay? >>> well, the roads are getting more crowded dave and pam although it has not reached a critical level, this is richmond to berkeley, it is getting more crowded but not a lot of stop and go traffic right at the only end -- open pep coliseum. they are moving south from hayward to fremont and it does look good. let's go to mark. >> we are dry right now and we have some green showing up and the bulk remains offshore and we cannot rule out the chances of a shower but this will be the source of a few isolated thunderstorms. you definitely want to bump you will up -- bundle up as far as temperatures oaklan
. >>> president barack obama has been held for ryan at the house today. now this follows the dinner last night at the jefferson hotel just a few blocks from the white house. according to the white house, the president paid with his own money. >>> the control towers at 5 small areas are closed in napa, san carlos and they plan to announce a finalist and the towers will be closed in early april. >>> time now 5:38, sal is back, what is happening on the east bay?...
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. >>> first lady michelle obama spent international women's day honoring women of courage. >> when these women witnessed horrific crimes or the disregard for basic human rights they spoke up risking everything they had to see that justice was done. >> the first lady helped introduce the winners of the international women of courage award in washington. among the nine recipients was a poet, a blogger from vietnam and a russian journalist. another woman was denied the award after her tweeter account praised the 9/11 attacks. however she said her twitter account was hacked. >>> and giffords is said to receive the award in may. >>> whole foods market announced the target date of 2018 to label all products in its north american stores that contain genetically modified ingredients. a whole foods spokesman said organic foods will not have to carry the label since by definition they do not contain fmos. whole foods president says products labeled at cf30% increase in sales. >>> a sick vacation. what more than 600 people on this ship caught and why it didn't stop the ship from returning to sea. >
. >>> first lady michelle obama spent international women's day honoring women of courage. >> when these women witnessed horrific crimes or the disregard for basic human rights they spoke up risking everything they had to see that justice was done. >> the first lady helped introduce the winners of the international women of courage award in washington. among the nine recipients was a poet, a blogger from vietnam and a russian journalist. another woman was denied the award...
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. >>> well, president barack obama is working quietly to lessen the hit of the sequester and spending cuts. it will give government agencies flexibility on where they want to make the cuts. they have to reduce from $85 billion and a half will come from defense and the other half will come from domestic programs. >>> day three of conclave meetings are on way in vatican city. cardinals from around the world are meeting to discuss the state of the catholic church and to get to know each other before they pick the next pope. they are in no rush to pick the next pope. >>> when given a gift at her latest engagement kate middleton took a gift and started to say she will take the gift for her daughter but stopped and said she did not know whether she was having a boy or a girl. >>> a gun was stolen from the carve a police -- trunk of a police car. the officers assigned to that car did not break any rules and the police department will study if they need to make new policies on locking vehicles. >>> a man was killed in a police shooting. two officers said they were forced to shoot and kill a m
. >>> well, president barack obama is working quietly to lessen the hit of the sequester and spending cuts. it will give government agencies flexibility on where they want to make the cuts. they have to reduce from $85 billion and a half will come from defense and the other half will come from domestic programs. >>> day three of conclave meetings are on way in vatican city. cardinals from around the world are meeting to discuss the state of the catholic church and to get to...
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. >>> the obama administration announced today all white house tours have been cancelled starting on saturday. officials say the move is necessary following staffing reductions caused by the sequester. a recording for white house visitors also says tours will not be rescheduled. >>> the early morning break-in that put a sex offender behind bars. >>> plus -- >> these are two storage facilities for charities. >> chief meteorologist bill martin is watching rainfall in the bay area, he's back at 10:45 with the areas hit the hardest and what to expect next. >> but up first, stolen then run aground. we'll take you inside a multi million dollar sailboat to show you the damage inside. >>> today ktvu news got a look inside that more than $2 million yacht that was stolen in sausalito and run aground in pacifica. alex sadvidge showed us the damage and tell us what happened on board. >> reporter: the 82-foot yacht named darling was hoisted out of the water early this morning after it was recovered overnight. you can see the extensive damage including the broken rutter and bent propeller. >> noth
. >>> the obama administration announced today all white house tours have been cancelled starting on saturday. officials say the move is necessary following staffing reductions caused by the sequester. a recording for white house visitors also says tours will not be rescheduled. >>> the early morning break-in that put a sex offender behind bars. >>> plus -- >> these are two storage facilities for charities. >> chief meteorologist bill martin is watching...
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. >>> we are hearing that the obama administration are quietly working to lessen the pain for the sequester cuts that kicked in days ago. it will give agencies flexibility to decide where they want to make the cuts. it does not reduce the overall amount of cuts and a half are said to come from defense and the other half from domestic programs. >>> it is day three in vatican city on selecting the new pope. i want to show you some new video, cardinals are coming in from around the world and they are meeting to talk about the state of the catholic church and also to get to know each other. they are in no rush to choose a successor for pope benedict xvi. >>> a richmond police officer's dogs were poisoned. the officer's pet dog was poisoned and when he took the dog he stole five items and also poisoned a cape nine -- canine in his care. >>> san francisco police will reexamine their policies and last saturday night a semiautomatic was taken from the drunk of a locked police car south of market. they eventually recovered it in oakland and officers assigned to the car did not break any rules and th
. >>> we are hearing that the obama administration are quietly working to lessen the pain for the sequester cuts that kicked in days ago. it will give agencies flexibility to decide where they want to make the cuts. it does not reduce the overall amount of cuts and a half are said to come from defense and the other half from domestic programs. >>> it is day three in vatican city on selecting the new pope. i want to show you some new video, cardinals are coming in from around...
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. >> comparing barack obama to the three terrible people. >> that is not good. >> it is disrespectful to the president. >> think we are complimenting him. >> the owner of the shops said sales have increased. he doesn't think the president is a kick tate tore but he is going against the constitution >>> the future after southern california nuclear power plant is unclear. bringing the statute's energy use into question. it is more than a year since the small leak of radioactive gas forces shut down of the nuclear plants. now, they are questioning what to do with it. the fate of the plant will affect future energy use in the state with regulators trying to figure out how what to do about the lost power >>> according to the santa rosa press democrat, they are proposing a 5% increase to cities in water districts. individual households are facing a 2.1% increase. added revenue would go to planned up grades to the system. if approved, the increase would kick in on july 1st. >> red light camera days could be over for three bay area cities. hayward, redwood city and san rafael are considering
. >> comparing barack obama to the three terrible people. >> that is not good. >> it is disrespectful to the president. >> think we are complimenting him. >> the owner of the shops said sales have increased. he doesn't think the president is a kick tate tore but he is going against the constitution >>> the future after southern california nuclear power plant is unclear. bringing the statute's energy use into question. it is more than a year since the small...
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. >>> today is international women's day in washington this morning, first lady michelle obama and john kerry handed out nine international women of courage awards. among the recipients a vietnamese blogger, a russian san journal -- russian journalist, and a student india who was raped and later died at the hospital. >> they spoke up risking everything they had to see that justice was done. >> a tenth award was supposed to be given to an egyptian woman who claimed she was detained and subjected to a virginity test. but now the state department is investigating anti american and anti-semitic messages on the woman's twitter account. the woman claims her twitter account was hacked. >>> wells fargo says its lending gone is $55 million. women account for 30% of all small business owners. >>> people along san francisco center market street corridor are opening the sub sector. david stevenson live in the city with why some people say this addition comes at a crucial time. >> reporter: that's right, this is a police staking hub. a name for those who believe a police should be coming to sixth st
. >>> today is international women's day in washington this morning, first lady michelle obama and john kerry handed out nine international women of courage awards. among the recipients a vietnamese blogger, a russian san journal -- russian journalist, and a student india who was raped and later died at the hospital. >> they spoke up risking everything they had to see that justice was done. >> a tenth award was supposed to be given to an egyptian woman who claimed she was...
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. >>> how the sequester is affecting president barack obama's approval rating. >>> and this is affecting san francisco gun owners, stay tuned. and served in three new combinations. at sizzler! . >>> welcome back. time now 6:13 supervisor are expected to pass a groundbreaking proposal which involves the sale of military style ammunition. the law would bar anybody from buying hollow point bullets and would require sellers to notify police when anybody in san francisco buys more than 500 rounds of ammunition at the time. buyers could face jail time. >>> americans for responsible solution is encouraging background checks. a group spent 6 figures on that ad and the senate judiciary committee is said to talk about gun control tomorrow. congresswoman gabrielle giffords survived a gunshot wound to the head in january. >>> he is facing a senate vote today and they have a lot of questions for nominee john brennan for the use of drones. they want answers about last year's attack in libya which killed an ambassador and they say the cia keeps giving them different explanations. >>> the president's ap
. >>> how the sequester is affecting president barack obama's approval rating. >>> and this is affecting san francisco gun owners, stay tuned. and served in three new combinations. at sizzler! . >>> welcome back. time now 6:13 supervisor are expected to pass a groundbreaking proposal which involves the sale of military style ammunition. the law would bar anybody from buying hollow point bullets and would require sellers to notify police when anybody in san francisco...
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senator paul is demanding that the obama administration issue a statement saying drones will not be used in the u.s. to kill terrorism suspects who are american citizens. harry reid said he plans to file a motion tomorrow to bring debate to an end. >>> today ala meet as police chief said he is retiring. the retirement comes after 27 years with the department. the final day is june 1st. according to the city manager, noonan will act as a consultant to the city during the following six months to aid in the transition. >>> if felt more like winter around here than it has in the last couple of days. let's check in with our meteorologist bill. what is the rest of the week going to be like? >> we are headed for more unsettled weather. january didn't offer nothing and really did february. the last 24 hours does feel a little bit like winter. we have some big wind and some rain. the rain was okay, not a bad amount. up to an inch of rain -- up to an inch of rain. it is traveling across the bay area and flushing east of san jose and the east favals -- foothills and it is light up here toward napa
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. >>> in this morning's weekly address, president obama spoke about bipartisanship. >> in the months ahead there, will be more contention debate and honest disagreement between principal people who want what's best for this country. but i still believe compromise is possible. >> the president discussed the unplate rate falling and the stock market surging. he also talked about meeting with republican senators this week about ways to grow the economy and reduce the deficit. tonight, he will trade jabs with republicans at the gridiron dinner, hosted by washington journalists, an event like the white house correspondent's dinner, where politicians poke fun at themselves and opponents. >>> the forest service says instead of fighting fires, it's now going to let more fires simply just burn. the move will save money and keep firefighters out of danger. last year, the forest service took a more aggressive approach in fighting wildfires and it came in at $400 million over budget. critics say that money was wasted and say firefighters were sent to risk their lives in remote areas, even when n
. >>> in this morning's weekly address, president obama spoke about bipartisanship. >> in the months ahead there, will be more contention debate and honest disagreement between principal people who want what's best for this country. but i still believe compromise is possible. >> the president discussed the unplate rate falling and the stock market surging. he also talked about meeting with republican senators this week about ways to grow the economy and reduce the deficit....
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just a tick higher than where it was when the obama administration started. obviously a lot of political hay to be made. the budget battle going on here as well. >> all right. jamie. live for us in washington. thank you. you can find a link to his washington insider blog on the website. just go to ktvu.com. pull down the news menu bar and go to the politics page. >> new this morning, one of the bay area's best known restaurants caught fire early this morning, but the owner chez panisse said she will rebuild. most of the damage is on the outside of the building, they will be closed for some time. >> reporter: she is emotional. the tough time for her. she still said she feels lucky. take a look behind me. as this bus passes we will give you a look at the activity still going on. you can see a lot of fire investigators and people still on the scene here at chez panisse. we have video. it started underneath the front porch area of the restaurant. when that fire broke out -- it went into the porch. that sprinkler system went off and saved the rest of the building
just a tick higher than where it was when the obama administration started. obviously a lot of political hay to be made. the budget battle going on here as well. >> all right. jamie. live for us in washington. thank you. you can find a link to his washington insider blog on the website. just go to ktvu.com. pull down the news menu bar and go to the politics page. >> new this morning, one of the bay area's best known restaurants caught fire early this morning, but the owner chez...
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we are now hearing that the obama administration and congressional republicans are quietly working together to lessen the pain of the sequester spending cuts that kicked in a few days. house republicans addressed legislation that would give government agencies flexibility to decide where they want to make the cuts. the legislation does not reduce the overall amount of the cuts from $85 billion. half of those cuts are said to come from defense, the other half from domestic programs. >>> several bay area transportation projects have received new funding. they include $4.2 million to replace a roadway under a railroad crossing in richmond. $457,000 for resurfacing streets in hillsborough and $49,000 for improvements to hillside boulevard in colma. most of the funding comes from proposition 1-b, a transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. >>> 7:15. a sad milestone today in syria. united nations say 1 million syrians with fled that war-torn country. while a mal syrians have -- million syrians have fled the current, millions are back there and they need food and medicine. this is spiraling
we are now hearing that the obama administration and congressional republicans are quietly working together to lessen the pain of the sequester spending cuts that kicked in a few days. house republicans addressed legislation that would give government agencies flexibility to decide where they want to make the cuts. the legislation does not reduce the overall amount of the cuts from $85 billion. half of those cuts are said to come from defense, the other half from domestic programs. >>>...
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obama can't relate to that! [laughter] and if you need more proof that the president is no friend of israel, just do the math: back in 2007, president bush supported israel with $2.3 billion in foreign military aid. this year, president obama wants to bring that down to just $3.1 billion. [laughter] i know, it looks like it's going up, but remember, in hebrew you read charts from right to left. [cheers and applause] all right? [cheers and applause] and our worst fears about obama were confirmed when he appointed as secretary of defense former senator and man who just learned his dog died-- chuck hagel. [laughter] hagel has a history of troubling statements. he once said the jewy lobby intimidate dates a lot people and i'm not an israeli senator i'm a united states senator. clearly this man doesn't understand that when it comes to israel, there are certain things you can't say. for instance, implying that there are certain things you can't say. which there aren't. you can say anything you want about israel, which
obama can't relate to that! [laughter] and if you need more proof that the president is no friend of israel, just do the math: back in 2007, president bush supported israel with $2.3 billion in foreign military aid. this year, president obama wants to bring that down to just $3.1 billion. [laughter] i know, it looks like it's going up, but remember, in hebrew you read charts from right to left. [cheers and applause] all right? [cheers and applause] and our worst fears about obama were confirmed...
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the obama administration doesn't want to do this for the reason that dan said. democracy is messy and they don't like the political fallout. that might cause a big issue. the same thing with climate change, they ought to get congress to pass a law, but might hurt democratic members. so instead they'll have the epa do climate change. immigration, they could have have had congress pass the dream act, but that might have helped some republicans before the last election, so instead the president issued an executive order. >> david: dan, that's the fact is that the administration would rather avoid going through congress because they're dealing with a republican-held house so therefore, they use executive order and epa and other administrative devices that they have to get what they want. >> they'd rather go through the back door, david. this is governing by the back door and the problem is you get no sense what the public, the american people want on these enormously important issues. they're left out in the cold and later they find out they're at each other's throa
the obama administration doesn't want to do this for the reason that dan said. democracy is messy and they don't like the political fallout. that might cause a big issue. the same thing with climate change, they ought to get congress to pass a law, but might hurt democratic members. so instead they'll have the epa do climate change. immigration, they could have have had congress pass the dream act, but that might have helped some republicans before the last election, so instead the president...
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obama is interested in slinking opportunity. he is turning america -- >> juan: why would he be interested -- >> greg: he wants a smaller america. he said that. he is interested to europeanizing, if that is a word. >> eric: if you are depending on the government you are likely to vote for the dependency. >> kimberly: it puttous in a weak and vulnerability position. >> eric: we have to go. are you looking -- hold on. do we have it? rand paul on the u.s. senate floor. filibuster. by the way, he started the filibuster before noon today. so we will keep an eye on that. we'll get that in a couple of minutes. hollywood heart-wrenching goodbyes to a hero, hugo chavez. oliver stone, sean penn and mike moore in mourning over the loss of the dictator. greg has a reality check for them. that's coming up next on "the five." ♪ ♪ ♪ >> greg: marm 5, we saw misty eyed left wing hacks pay tribute to dead tyrant. sean penn, oliver stone, jimmy carter. shower hugo chavez with bittering babble. and george galoway who considered chavez modern d
obama is interested in slinking opportunity. he is turning america -- >> juan: why would he be interested -- >> greg: he wants a smaller america. he said that. he is interested to europeanizing, if that is a word. >> eric: if you are depending on the government you are likely to vote for the dependency. >> kimberly: it puttous in a weak and vulnerability position. >> eric: we have to go. are you looking -- hold on. do we have it? rand paul on the u.s. senate floor....
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president obama calls him a thought leader of the the republican party. and this week, house budget committee chair paul ryan will put out a plan that would balance the federal budget in ten years. on the heels of a private lunch with the president on thursday, congressman ryan joins us to discuss all of it. and congressman, welcome back. >> thanks for having me. good morning, chris. >> the plan would balance the budget in ten years not 25 years like the last one. how do you do that? make even tougher deeper spending cuts? actually not really. we always got close to balancing the budget but not quite there. we don't have to do too much because the new cdo baseline makes it easier because it reflects the fiscal cliff which is higher revenues and lower spending making it easier to balance. we expend the bca budget control act caps out another three years. and ask all federal employees to have the pension contributions like those in the private sector at the end the budget one dough. we don't have to do huge things to get the balanced budget you. the point i
president obama calls him a thought leader of the the republican party. and this week, house budget committee chair paul ryan will put out a plan that would balance the federal budget in ten years. on the heels of a private lunch with the president on thursday, congressman ryan joins us to discuss all of it. and congressman, welcome back. >> thanks for having me. good morning, chris. >> the plan would balance the budget in ten years not 25 years like the last one. how do you do...
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will obama care fix that mess? >>> and who decided that dennis rodman was the ideal ambassador to break the ice with the most isolated country on earth, north korea, and its bizarre leader, kim jong-un? >>> finally, calling luke skywalker and captain kirk, was president obama referring to "star wars" or "star trek" when he criticized republicans last >>> let's begin with republican unity on spending cuts. howard fineman is the editorial director for "the huffington post," and jared bernstein is a former economic adviser to vice president biden. both are msnbc political analysts. gentlemen, "the new york times" caught on to a trend within the republican party today with their front page headline "gop clings to one thing it agrees on, spending cuts." richard stevenson then wrote, conservative governors are signing onto provisions of what they once derisively dismissed as obama care. prominent senate republicans are taking positions on immigration that would have gotten the party's presidential candidates hooted off t
will obama care fix that mess? >>> and who decided that dennis rodman was the ideal ambassador to break the ice with the most isolated country on earth, north korea, and its bizarre leader, kim jong-un? >>> finally, calling luke skywalker and captain kirk, was president obama referring to "star wars" or "star trek" when he criticized republicans last >>> let's begin with republican unity on spending cuts. howard fineman is the editorial director...
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is it an obama sell-off? we'll discuss. with obama's victory, the takers have taken over. the makers are clearly in the minority. am i right? it's a sell-off the day after the election, with an obama second term, we're down 183 points, right at 13,062. >> it's hard, it's wicked hard, to pick the stupidest player in the world of wall street tv, but that guy, that guy at fox business network is certainly in the running. the funny thing is, there are more real facts reported on wall street tv shows than any other kind of news shows. but those real facts are all numbers and there's a lot of them. and they are all temporary. some of them not even lasting a full second. they are the numbers you see at the bottom of the screens and the side of the screens, stock prices flashing by, where the dow is, at that second. where the s&p is, at that second. most of everything else that gets said on those shows is pure junk. and whenever the people on those shows are talking about anything that occurs outside of lower manhattan, especially anything that happens inside of washington, they a
is it an obama sell-off? we'll discuss. with obama's victory, the takers have taken over. the makers are clearly in the minority. am i right? it's a sell-off the day after the election, with an obama second term, we're down 183 points, right at 13,062. >> it's hard, it's wicked hard, to pick the stupidest player in the world of wall street tv, but that guy, that guy at fox business network is certainly in the running. the funny thing is, there are more real facts reported on wall street...
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we have president obama. i would much rather have a president bill clinton than -- >> what's your take? >> bill clinton only wants one thing. that's back in the white house. the only way is get hillary elected in 2016. the democrats riding high now. but he knows that fades. if the economy's bad, people are out of work, the democratic brand is not going to work in 2016. he's got to prop this guy up. he's going to have to coach this guy -- >> like he did at the democratic convention in charlotte. like he did in the campaign in florida. i mean, bill clinton was really responsible in many ways for obama's re-election. >> but now he's got to get in there and teach this guy to turn this economy around so it's booming at the end so hillary can get elected. >> stay on this track. i think you're hot as a pistol. should obama appoint clinton as his budget negotiator? just let clinton do it. obama can't. this charm offensive will never last. you know that. he's going to go out on the campaign trail and start trashing jo
we have president obama. i would much rather have a president bill clinton than -- >> what's your take? >> bill clinton only wants one thing. that's back in the white house. the only way is get hillary elected in 2016. the democrats riding high now. but he knows that fades. if the economy's bad, people are out of work, the democratic brand is not going to work in 2016. he's got to prop this guy up. he's going to have to coach this guy -- >> like he did at the democratic...
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that's obama's fault. bipartisan by definition is two sides coming together and compromising but if one side decides -- ep -- republicans decide they're not going to, let's blame obama. >> stephanie: i was talking about ezra klein's piece in "the washington post." it is amazing. that's where you and i get so irritated with the mainstream press falls down. it is like the president has compromised. he has put forward stuff. all of this stuff. the press pretends hasn't happened. both sides can't come together. right. >> sam stein had a good point -- piece in "the huffington post" saying there's this sort of mythology of the centrist pun crits and all of the pundits you know, wring their hands why can't these people come together. why aren't there leaders on both sides who can meet in the middle. why can't centrix work? as he points out it doesn't work for sequestration because they have to -- if they were to blame republicans, they would have to admit that there's one side that refuses to come to the middle.
that's obama's fault. bipartisan by definition is two sides coming together and compromising but if one side decides -- ep -- republicans decide they're not going to, let's blame obama. >> stephanie: i was talking about ezra klein's piece in "the washington post." it is amazing. that's where you and i get so irritated with the mainstream press falls down. it is like the president has compromised. he has put forward stuff. all of this stuff. the press pretends hasn't happened....
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you see president obama lost credibility. they are feeling good after they won the sequester battle, i think. this is a trifecta for them to hit and now they have to keep it going, going forward. >> kimberly: bob beckel? >> bob: yes? >> kimberly: did the filibuster bring sexy back for the republicans? >> bob: it would be tough to bring sexy back for the republicans. two week ago we were arguing if you should use drone stikes on americans overseas? i said they would filibuster brennan. i give rand paul credit for this. but there always has been isolationist wing of the republican party that i think has been right. they are reluctant to commit american forces overseas. the neokahns are willing to go and commit troops overseas. you are seeing the emergence of once again, i don't mean isolation in a bad way. i think it's a good reason. >> eric: the problem mitch mcconnell the other senator didn't show up to the senate floor until 11:17 p.m. which is 11-1/2 hours in to rand paul's filibuster. where was he? ted cruz was there helpi
you see president obama lost credibility. they are feeling good after they won the sequester battle, i think. this is a trifecta for them to hit and now they have to keep it going, going forward. >> kimberly: bob beckel? >> bob: yes? >> kimberly: did the filibuster bring sexy back for the republicans? >> bob: it would be tough to bring sexy back for the republicans. two week ago we were arguing if you should use drone stikes on americans overseas? i said they would...